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American Beauty

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1999★ 8.0 · 13K2h 2mDrama

Overview

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

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Cast

Annette Bening
as Carolyn Burnham

Allison Janney
as Barbara Fitts

Peter Gallagher
as Buddy Kane

Wes Bentley
as Ricky Fitts

Kevin Spacey
as Lester Burnham

Chris Cooper
as Colonel Fitts

Mena Suvari
as Angela Hayes

John Cho
as Sale House Man #1

Scott Bakula
as Jim Olmeyer

Thora Birch
as Jane Burnham

Sam Robards
as Jim Berkley

Matthew Kimbrough
as Firing Range Attendant

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8.0/ 10

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Release date: 1999-09-15

Budget: $15,000,000

Revenue: $356,296,601

Runtime: 2h 2m

Genres

Drama

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